''Black Cop'' is a Canadian

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, which premiered at the

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."Nova Scotia film Black Cop to debut at TIFF"

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, August 12, 2017. The full-length directorial debut of actor

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, the film is an expansion of his earlier short film of the same name. The film stars Ronnie Rowe as a Black Canadian police officer who himself becomes the victim of

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, and takes revenge on his community. In February 2018, the film was picked up by

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for distribution in the United States.

Plot

Part 1

The film starts off with an African Canadian cop (Ronnie Rowe) recalling his childhood. When he was young, a little boy called him a name relating to a candy bar and he did nothing. After hearing this offensive name multiple times he eventually responded with picking up his textbook and beating him over the head with it. During this part he makes remarks on how his race alienates him because he is a cop: His father (who died before he got his badge) told his son that if you are ever stopped by the police even for the time you should put your hands up and freeze. He ends this part by saying that he never really did listen to his father.

Awards and accolades

At the 2017

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, ''Black Cop'' won the award for Best Canadian Film. At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the film won the John Dunning Discovery Award. Bowles received a nomination for the

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in 2017.Barry Hertz
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'', September 5, 2017.

References

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* * 2017 films Canadian crime drama films Black Canadian films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia Films about racism 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub